As you probably know there is currently a mass of hype flowing around the Internet about a mysterious teaser image for the upcoming issue of ONM that many believe is a hint towards a Wii version of the cult classic Saturn title, NiGHTS in the making.

Well, in response to said hype, Chandra Nair, editor at ONM has posted a response on the magazine’s official forums stating how pleased the team are with the publicity and also clarifying that the announcement is definitely not an April Fools joke, though we still don’t have an official confirmation of what the announcement will actually be.

You can see her full response below (taken from the Official Nintendo Magazine forums, here).

“Hi.

I’m very aware how much coverage our Next Month page is getting across the globe right now. I have to admit — I thought it was a cool little teaser when we did it — but I didn’t anticipate it blowing up quite so much! I’ve seen everything from Family Guy to Woody Woodpecker fitting perfectly in that star cluster! Very Happy

Anyhoo, I’m here to iron a few things out. This is not an April Fool. I remember once I did an April Fool on CUBE with Gannondorf Photoshopped into Soul Calibur II and people got really upset when they found out it wasn’t true so we don’t do those kind of things anymore. I think they’re just a bit of a laugh but obviously other more sensitive people don’t. . .

Also, we do have respect for our readers and we don’t set out to purposely mislead people. The whole point of the Next Month image is to be a teaser and to get people guessing. It’s just A BIT OF FUN. There are no lies in there. Inevitably the situation might change between the time of the mag going to print and the release of the next issue (it is a good six weeks after all).

The game may end up being announced online before we hit the shelves. Occasionally these things happen and it’s completely out of our control. However, the point is that we are not misleading you — there is a new game due to be announced.

In summary then, please take a deep breath and count to ten when you’re thinking about this. There are quite a few images that perfectly fit into that star cluster. We’ve never mentioned any names — it could be anything.”